A review on environmental monitoring of water organic pollutants identified by EU guidelines

JCG Sousa, AR Ribeiro, MO Barbosa… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
The contamination of fresh water is a global concern. The huge impact of natural and
anthropogenic organic substances that are constantly released into the environment …

Review of environmental effects of oxybenzone and other sunscreen active ingredients

SL Schneider, HW Lim - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2019 - Elsevier
With increasing awareness regarding the risks of sunburn, photoaging, and skin cancer, the
use of sunscreens has increased. Organic and inorganic filters are used in sunscreen …

Water analysis: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson, SY Kimura - Analytical chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
■ BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging
environmental contaminants over the period of October 2013-October 2015. Analytical …

Beach showers as sources of contamination for sunscreen pollution in marine protected areas and areas of intensive beach tourism in Hawaii, USA

CA Downs, MS Diaz-Cruz, WT White, M Rice… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2019, sands in nearby runoff streams from public beach showers were sampled on three
islands in the State of Hawaii and tested for over 18 different petrochemical UV filters. Beach …

Occurrence and distribution of UV-filters and other anthropogenic contaminants in coastal surface water, sediment, and coral tissue from Hawaii

CL Mitchelmore, K He, M Gonsior, E Hain… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of UV-filters in the environment has raised concerns over potentially
adverse impacts on corals. In this study, the concentrations of 13 UV-filters and 11 hormones …

Benzophenone-3 degradation via UV/H2O2 and UV/persulfate reactions

YM Lee, G Lee, KD Zoh - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The degradation of benzophenone-3 (BP3) in water via the UV/H 2 O 2 and UV/persulfate
(UV/PS) reactions was investigated. The degradation of BP3 exhibited pseudo-first-order …

Advances in analytical methods and occurrence of organic UV-filters in the environment—a review

S Ramos, V Homem, A Alves, L Santos - Science of the total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
UV-filters are a group of compounds designed mainly to protect skin against UVA and UVB
radiation, but they are also included in plastics, furniture, etc., to protect products from light …

A review of organic UV-filters in wastewater treatment plants

S Ramos, V Homem, A Alves, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
UV-filters are a group of compounds which have been massively used in the past years due
to the recent concerns with sunburns, premature skin ageing and the risk of develo** skin …

Monitoring of the 17 EU Watch List contaminants of emerging concern in the Ave and the Sousa Rivers

JCG Sousa, AR Ribeiro, MO Barbosa, C Ribeiro… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of micropollutants in the environment is a matter of high concern. Some
regulations have been published in the last years and a Watch List of contaminants of …

Dermatological and environmental toxicological impact of the sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone/benzophenone‐3

JC DiNardo, CA Downs - Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Oxybenzone (Benzophenone‐3) is an emerging human and environmental
contaminant used in sunscreens and personal care products to help minimize the damaging …